Swine Flu

[jay]

Scary Headline

CDC says there is no practical way to contain swine flu virus

[jay]

Cases of the swine flu have now been reported in five states.

I guess this is what we can expect from modern day travel.  Viruses skip across borders in a matter of hours.

[Towntalk]

U.S. Declares Public Health Emergency Over Swine Flu

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/27/world/27flu.html?_r=1&hp

[jay]

Perhaps our valley should use some of the closed hospitals exclusively for swine flu patients. 

[Towntalk]

According to a news report slugged 4/26/09 at 9:06a the White House will be meeting today at 12:30 pm for a special briefing on the Swine Flu outbreak.

The officials will give an update on the flu outbreak in the United States and the government's response.

[jay]

To what extent are we prepared to enforce a quarantine?  I just read on the internet that New Zealand has quarantined a group of students who had been on a recent trip to Mexico.

[Mary]

I don't know if the country can deal with this let alone the city. It worries me greatly at this point. I really think they need shut down travel with Mexico until they can figure this out and contain it. I know someone who just left for mexico. That scares me even more since we have daily contact I can not avoid. 

[jay]

Is our city able to deal with a crisis of this nature?

[Towntalk]

CDC says too late to contain U.S. flu outbreak

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/24443479.htm

Questions and answers about swine flu

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jyidCLFCGi7s8QvjHJ25t5DeyvpAD97P41Q80

[jay]

Has anyone been reading the reports about swine flu hitting Mexico City?  It sounds serious.